Which to use
“manhã” and “Maria” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #428
- “manhã” frequency rank
- #619
- “Maria” frequency rank
- 1047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manhã | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período do dia entre o nascer-do-sol e o meio-dia | prenome feminino muito comum |
Where the eye mixes manhã and Maria
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manhã vs Maria
A purely visual mix-up. manhã (/mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/) and Maria (/ma.ˈɾi.ɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manhã is recorded at frequency rank #428, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/. Maria is at rank #619, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ma.ˈɾi.ɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1047, this pair ranks #74,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manhã vs Maria
Shared letters: am. Private to "manhã": hnã. Private to "Maria": ir.
"manhã" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Maria" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Maria ← amria · maira · marai · marria · mmaria · mraia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manhã" and "Maria" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "manhã" vs "Maria" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manhã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maria" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manhã" and "Maria" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maria vs mirra". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #74,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.